After Jadhav's mother denied visa, Swaraj says won't bar Pakistani patients
Sushma Swaraj said the Indian authorities would continue issuing medical visas to Pakistanis LATEST NEWS : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday denied that India was rejecting medical visa applications of Pakistanis and asked Pakistan's top diplomat Sartaj Aziz to respond to her letter seeking travel permission for the mother of alleged Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav who is on a death row in that country. In a series of tweets, the minister said Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Foreign Affairs Advisor, should not hesitate to write recommendation for Pakistanis seeking medical treatment in India. The remarks come amid media reports in Pakistan that the Indian Embassy in Islamabad had rejected the medical visa application of a 25-year-old Pakistani tumour patient who was to travel to India for treatment. Faiza Tanveer had sought Sushma Swaraj's intervention and help to "save my life". Sushma Swaraj said the Indian auth...